I take one!

http://www.diamondheavyhaul.com/Dual...%20Trailer.htm

 

i saw 1 of these rigs last summer heading north on 83 through PA. talk about doing a double take..... wow what a rig scott

 

Cool! Do I need a CDL to drive something like that?

I'll bet they don't get stopped at the weigh station very often either!

That's the craziest contraption I've ever seen! Did you see how much camber is in the bed and how much deflection there is when those transformers were on it? Geez, you couldn't take any roads w/ any whoopty hills or you'd get grounded on top of it w/ a bed that low. Amazing.

 

Wonder if he is exceeding his GCWR

 

We had two like that last year come here to the power plant to deliver the two new reactor heads. They were relatively lightweight though, only 140 tons. Then there were two more come in to take the old heads away for disposal. I'll see if anyone has a pic and post it. They are inpressive to watch for sure.

Check out this site for some of the rigging we have done.

http://www.barnhartcrane.com/index2.php

 

So much weight there is even a pusher engine on the rear. Cool find.

 

*caution, vehicle makes wide right turns*
or
*if you can't see my mirrors it's because you're a 1/4 mile behind the cab*

 

Is that a pusher, or power steering? My uncle has a slightly smaller version of that rig. His requires someone on the back to steer corners. He hauls presses, rail cars, and has been hauling tanks for the Army in Kentucky all year.

 

One of the articles says it uses 2 600 HP motors - one pulling and one pushing - and can even accelerate up a grade (unloaded, no doubt). Each section is steerable so it can crab around corners and make turns that a regular semi can. I doubt that the bed stretched 90 feet can "make turns that a regular semi can."

Wife won't let me have one because it won't fit in the yard - and the neighbors on both sides might get mad if I parked it in the street.

 

This picture shows the "back seat" driver and the rear pusher engine:

http://www.diamondheavyhaul.com/images/DL%201.JPG

But also notice, the center of the trailer is just inches off the ground! That must've been one heavy load!

Rich

 

Ive got a pic around here somewhere of a rig carrying some sort of ... well... it was some sort of somethin' . The rig had 152 tires and could have easily taken up an entire freeway. Ill see if I can dig it up.
Scott

 

He probably comes into my area then. Tell him to stop and say hey if he sees my dually in the lot. I park beside the only entrance. (KY MATES located on Frazier and Wilson)

Ed